Loss of water pressure reported across New Orleans
Source: AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Widespread loss of water pressure was reported Sunday morning in New Orleans, and the city advised residents in most of the city to boil their water.
Sewerage & Water Board officials were still working to determine the cause of the loss of water pressure at the S&WB plant on the east bank, a statement from the city said.
The statement said the boil water advisory is in effect for all of the East Bank of Orleans Parish until further notice from the city.
Most of New Orleans, including the French Quarter and Central Business District, is on the east bank of the Mississippi River. The east bank water treatment plant provides about 135 million gallons of drinking water a day, compared with 11 million for the west bank treatment plant.
A mechanical problem at the east bank plant caused a similar problem in October. City officials were criticized then because they did not put out a notice that tap water might be contaminated until four hours after the plant shut down. That boil water advisory lasted about 25 hours.
On Sunday morning, reports of little to no water pressure starting appearing on Twitter shortly after 9 a.m. Central time.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu then tweeted: "Widespread loss of water pressure reported. We are looking into it the matter." He later tweeted a link to the boil advisory.
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Laurian
(2,593 posts)Our infrastructure is crumbling all around us while tea party idiots fiddle.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)they'll realize that decent water is not just a blue state issue.
wordpix
(18,652 posts)If govt. starts paying people to fix infrastructure, the economy and jobs will roar back.
Tab
(11,093 posts)gotta be
Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)MountainLaurel
(10,271 posts)In large part because the internal system runs on a turn of the century (the 20th, that is) power plant.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)...will be the cry at the upcoming CPAC.
kimbutgar
(21,155 posts)This is one of the test states for republicans to see how much they can slash and cut from government. I wonder if the people will finally get tired and kick out the rethugs next election time or rise up in protest. Until we the people say, " enough of this $hit" they will continue to chip away until we become a society like in the movie "Soylent green" or "Road warrior"'.
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nolabear
(41,984 posts)Hope they get some funds.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)Danmel
(4,915 posts)They are under the advisory. She's pretty annoyed.